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The first hometown tax return gift is...💦

My favorite watermelon 🍉 is asked for a return gift every year ~

Every year, I enjoyed the deliciousness of Kumamoto watermelon 🍉.

Was it a tying relationship this year?

(Set with rice ← To make the procedure easier)

I tried somewhere else!

but...

As you can see 💦

The bottom is yellow and the size difference is large 🙄

I contacted the local government, but the answer was that the appearance and size are not a problem with quality!

The taste is not good 💦

I was instructed to send a cross-sectional photo, and finally I will send a substitute ball at a later date with the opinion that "it is not ripe" ~

I've never seen this kind of appearance in a supermarket, but since it's a crop, of course, poor harvests are possible, so if I had a word, this impression would have been different...

Unfortunately, there is no next time 🙄

Back to Kumamoto!

My failure story Hometown tax return goods # watermelon

4 days agoEdited to

... Read moreふるさと納税の返礼品として人気のスイカですが、農作物の特性上、どうしても品質にばらつきが出ることがあります。今回の体験で感じたのは、商品の見た目だけでなく、味や食感に影響が出ることがある点です。実際に返礼品で届いたスイカの底が黄色く、サイズにかなり差があったことは、一般的なスーパーで見かけるものとは違い驚きました。 ふるさと納税では、地域独自の特産品が魅力ですが、セット品として複数の品物を一緒に申し込むと品質管理が複雑になることもあります。例えば、お米とセットで手続きが楽になるなどメリットはありますが、今回のようにスイカ単品と比べて品質が劣るケースもあるので要注意です。 私は返礼品の不備を感じるとすぐに自治体に連絡しましたが、多くの自治体は見た目で品質に問題がないと判断する場合もあります。そのため、商品写真や断面の画像を要求されることもあり、消費者の声がすぐに反映されないことがあります。農作物ゆえの不作も考慮して、一言説明があれば納得できるのですが、連絡がない場合は消費者の印象が悪くなってしまうでしょう。 スイカの筋が多く味がイマイチだったり、熟しきっていなかったりすると、返礼品の満足度は大きく下がります。私の場合は最終的に代替品が送られてきましたが、その後の対応も自治体ごとに違うため、事前の口コミや評判をチェックすることが重要だと実感しました。 ふるさと納税の返礼品は普段手に入りにくい地域特産の味を楽しめる魅力がありますが、今回のような失敗を経験すると、信頼できる自治体や商品の選定がいかに大切か痛感します。皆さんも返礼品を選ぶときは、品質の安定性や口コミをしっかり確認し、納得のいく申し込みを心がけてください。 また、今回のスイカのように「もう買わない!」と感じてしまう商品でも、農作物の特性として年によって出来不出来があることを理解しつつ、改善される自治体の対応を見守るのも大切でしょう。私自身はやはり例年通り、信頼できる熊本産のスイカをこれからもお願いし続けるつもりです。

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